The release of a captive, or of captured property, by payment of a consideration; redemption; as, prisoners hopeless of ransom.
The money or price paid for the redemption of a prisoner, or for goods captured by an enemy; payment for freedom from restraint, penalty, or forfeit.
A sum paid for the pardon of some great offense and the discharge of the offender; also, a fine paid in lieu of corporal punishment.
To redeem from captivity, servitude, punishment, or forfeit, by paying a price; to buy out of servitude or penalty; to rescue; to deliver; as, to ransom prisoners from an enemy.
The idea that a knight would be captured rather than killed if defeated. In war, this generally meant the payment of a large capital sum, while in tourney it often meant forfeiture of armour and horse. See also Armour, as insurance.
money demanded for the return of a captured person
payment for the release of someone
the act of freeing from captivity or punishment
a price paid to obtain the release of prisoners
a price that has to be paid for ones life
a price that has to be paid for your life
Money paid to have a kidnapped person released.
Ransom is the practice of holding a prisoner to extort money or property to secure their release, or it can refer to the sum of money involved. Holding people for ransom has occurred throughout history. In 78 BC, pirates of modern-day Turkey captured Julius Caesar and held him on Pharmacusa until someone paid a fee for him.
Ransom is a thriller film released in 1996, starring Mel Gibson, Rene Russo, and Gary Sinise and directed by Ron Howard.